ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. – A former police officer on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering relating to a scam involving an inheritance claim.
Eastville police sergeant charged after fraudulently receiving nearly $820K: U.S. District Court
According to court documents, former Eastville Police officer Jerry Keith Brady Jr., 38, of Belle Haven, devised a scheme to convince at least 13 people to loan him the money needed to pay fees related to an alleged inheritance he claimed he was due.
He had previously been charged with 12 counts of wire fraud, two counts of money laundering and criminal forfeiture last Aug. 21 after devising a scheme for people to send him money on false pretenses, totalling at least $819,250, according to the U.S. District Court.
Documents stated Brady solicited loans from friends, colleagues and other acquaintances to pay for things like attorney fees, taxes or other related costs he claimed were needed to get an inheritance or life insurance benefits he was due from a dead relative…